COM CO 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Jacob Riis, New York Weekly, Ida Tarbell
22 Jan 2016
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What is journalism: journalism is printing what someone else doesn"t want printed , the purpose of journalism is to irritate, infuriate, and inform . Journalism is the first rough draft of history . Areopagitica by john milton opposed licensing and censorship. In the 1720s, james and benjamin franklin started a newspaper in boston to criticize authority (self-appointed leaders of boston: was eventually shut down after criticizing the governor. John peter zenger printed the new york weekly journal, was brought to court for his satirical publications. Andrew hamilton represented zenger, argued that the court didn"t have to prove that he had written the piece, but that he lied, which he didn"t. He argued to the jury as well, which empowered the jury. Horace greeley: wanted to eradicate slavery with his magazine, early proponent of the ideas of abraham lincoln, the prayer of twenty millions begged lincoln to free the slaves.
